Copying others can help young orangutans build a broad dietThu, 24 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Orangutans spend more than eight years learning how to cope on their own, and now we have a clearer idea of how they work out which foods to incorporate into their diet | |
Dogs pay more attention to consonants than vowels when we speakThu, 24 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Hooking up dogs to non-invasive EEG monitors has helped identify exactly which component of human speech the animals are most attuned to | |
Backpack massages muscles when it detects they’re fatiguedThu, 24 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000 A backpack consisting of electrodes, cables and a soft massage head kneads muscles in the back when it picks up on them being fatigued | |
Taking HRT in perimenopause may ward off cardiovascular diseaseThu, 24 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Hormone replacement therapies may reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke, but the timing of when they are started could be critical | |
Skin patch that collects sweat could predict ovulationThu, 24 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 A patch that measures levels of two reproductive hormones in sweat has shown promise for predicting ovulation in a small study | |
Benedict Cumberbatch’s nature show is stunning, if a little cloyingThu, 24 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 The actor urges us to work with nature, not against it, in new documentary How to Live on Earth. Let's hope it can make a real difference, says Alec Luhn | |
OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government healthcare websiteThu, 24 Sep 2026 08:26:15 +0000 There has been a string of incidents reported over the past few months where AI agents have hacked companies. Now, a case involving a government website has been revealed for the first time | |
Future of Amazon rainforest may hinge on Brazil presidential electionWed, 23 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 A general election in Brazil next month is widely seen as a choice between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro | |
When will the AMOC collapse? We don’t know, but should still prepareWed, 23 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Uncertainty about when or even if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a vital ocean current, might collapse has been an excuse to ignore the risk, but that actually makes it even more important that we act now | |
Twisteddoodles on how to make a cell look its very bestWed, 23 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000 This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles | |